Be formally recognized for your knowledge of agile principles and your skills with agile techniques. The PMI-ACP is evidence of your real-world, hands-on experience and skill as part of an agile team. It spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD), not limiting a practitioner to one agile approach.
When to Apply
Apply if you have 1-3 years of project management experience. See Experience Requirements for more information.
Value
Demonstrate your agile team experience runs deep. Beyond knowledge and comprehension, demonstrate experience and applying agile methodologies. The PMI-ACP® is registered against the ISO 9001 standard.
Education Requirements
High school diploma or Bachelor’s degree
21 contact hours of training in agile practices
Experience Requirements
12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years (A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP®)
8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years
Certification Maintenance Requirements
Must earn 30 PDUs per three-year cycle to maintain certification.
Certifications
PMI-ACP® – PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
Certification Framework
Be formally recognized for your knowledge of agile principles and your skills with agile techniques. The PMI-ACP is evidence of your real-world, hands-on experience and skill as part of an agile team. It spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD), not limiting a practitioner to one agile approach.
When to Apply
Apply if you have 1-3 years of project management experience. See Experience Requirements for more information.
Value
Demonstrate your agile team experience runs deep. Beyond knowledge and comprehension, demonstrate experience and applying agile methodologies. The PMI-ACP® is registered against the ISO 9001 standard.
Education Requirements
Experience Requirements
Certification Maintenance Requirements
Exam Information
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